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10/10/13, 08:28 PM
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Grants for the small farmer
Is it silly to think that they are out there for the small farmer? Start up has been one of our biggest set backs when it comes to getting things going. Does anyone know of grants that would help the small farm get what it needs for start up expenses?
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10/10/13, 09:40 PM
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Some states do have them, dunno about yours. Check with your state extension program, your state dept of ag, your state's Farm Bureau. For starters.
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10/10/13, 09:50 PM
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Check with your USDA office, or google USDA.
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10/10/13, 11:18 PM
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They don't call them grants, ask what they are "subsidizing". Some people get paid NOT TO FARM! Ship your products to a specific state some products get subsidized for that... even the shipping.
Canada subsidizes their hog farmers to ship hogs to America. It keeps our prices down while they get fat on subsidies... at our expense.
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10/11/13, 04:55 PM
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If Ohio has tobacco settlement money available there are a proliferation of ways for farmers to cash in.
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10/11/13, 05:17 PM
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Of course the government has money for you. Step right up to the county extension office, hold out your hand. You may be surprised.
The government will do almost anything to get a thumb on your throat. The government is big on record keeping. They may need every ounce of what you produce just to feed the poor folks in town. You know the ones in the complexes, who vote the "right way". This will make acquisition easier for them when the need arises. 
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10/11/13, 05:52 PM
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What are you calling a farm? If you are looking for help you will have to have a well written business plan. You have to be specific about the use and compete with a lot of other people with the same idea.
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10/11/13, 09:56 PM
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Thank you for the replys
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10/12/13, 07:18 AM
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You are pretty much on your own with a small farm.You can go to your local fsa office and ask some questions.Wait till the government goes to work again.
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10/12/13, 01:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wollett
Is it silly to think that they are out there for the small farmer? Start up has been one of our biggest set backs when it comes to getting things going. Does anyone know of grants that would help the small farm get what it needs for start up expenses?
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Money is the biggest problem most folks see when they try to start any business. it all looks like anybody could do it if they had some money.
A host of lottery winners could tell you different. Plenty of startup capital is the biggest curse a beginning business can have visited on it. If you want to succeed, figure out how to do it on a shoestring, because when the startup capital is gone, you'll be operating that way anyhow.
If you think, however, that the public owes you a farm, run an ad in Craigslist and make that claim and see if anybody agrees with you and wants to send you a check.
Sounds like I am being nasty, here, but I'm really suggesting that you run a reality check.......Joe
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10/13/13, 07:09 PM
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Understood and it give a different perspective!
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10/14/13, 09:31 AM
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There are grants available. https://attra.ncat.org/ is a good place to look around. The USDA has loan programs and there is a program to help cover up to 80% of the cost of your annual organic certification.
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10/14/13, 07:15 PM
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[QUOTE=Wollett;6778092]Understood and it give a different perspective!
i wish you the best, and I'll bet you can find a way to start out on your own, possibly in a small way to gain some experience......Joe
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10/14/13, 07:39 PM
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I don't understand why people are so down on loans to get a small farm going, I am sure over the years my ancestors/Great Grandparents took out a loan here and there to purchase more land, or even build our barn, and I am pretty sure the majority here took out a loan or have/had a mortgage on their land!
The USDA has a pretty good program for "small" farmers, $35,000, the interest rate seems to be low too.
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10/14/13, 09:32 PM
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People are "down" on loans to start farming because it is very difficult to make money farming and saddling yourself with a loan to repay just puts more nails in the coffin.
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10/15/13, 08:06 AM
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He asked about grants, not loans.
Aside from that, the USDA loans I have studied obligate people in wys that are far beyond reasonable.........Joe
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10/15/13, 09:51 AM
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Unkle doesn't have a whole lot to give the little guy, but depending on what you want the money for, Farm Credit may be able to help you out..
They loan for building, equipment, grains, etc... Of course it's not free money.. it's a loan...
Not sure how up on a small farm you are, but the days of making a living from a small farm are pretty much over.. this is why most small farmers have daytime jobs..
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